For the second consecutive year, Gefco achieved a 2% avoidance of carbon emissions relating to transport thanks to specific actions undertaken in 2018. A figure in line with the objectives set and made possible by optimising transport flows, improving the vehicle fleet and promoting multimodal solutions that offer concrete alternatives to road transport. Innovation is also a key driver with technologies. Other innovative solutions are also being studied, such as the electrification of vehicles or connected transport.
In Spain and Czech Republic, Gefco has started implanting services using double-trailer trucks with lengths of between 25 and 30 meters. These configurations increase loading capacity and productivity, thus limiting the number of trucks on the road and therefore CO2 emissions.
With 300 sites around the world, Gefco ensures that their impact on the environment and neighbours is minimalised with ambitious targets for reducing energy consumption and landfill use while increasing recycling and energy recovery. In 2018, 69% of the Group’s waste was recovered or recycled and 59 of our business lines had achieved ISO 14001 certification.
Because Gefco is convinced that its workforce is its best asset, in 2018, the Group launched the Gefco Innovation Factory, empowering every employee to invent and explore innovative ideas, with the potential of developing them into solutions to support business growth.
At the same time, Gefco has partnered with Techstars, a global start-up accelerator which gives the Group access to a unique innovation ecosystem and plenty of innovative and sustainable solution opportunities.
